China's Consumers, Sydney Mortgages, Shaky Growth Crown: Eco Day

(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Monday, Asia. Here’s the latest news from Bloomberg Economics:

• A black box: Why determining the true mood of the Chinese consumer has rarely been so important
• Rising mortgage costs in Australia suggest the central bank will extend its record interest-rate pause into the next decade
• India’s world-beating economic growth is running up against some big risks: high oil prices, emerging market stress and policy paralysis
• South Africa’s central bank chief has a fight on his hands to protect the central bank’s $50 billion of reserves
• Turkey is likely to set the tone for emerging markets again this week following the battering some currencies suffered in August

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To contact the editors responsible for this story: Nasreen Seria at nseria@bloomberg.net, Chris Bourke

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